Electrically isolated SiGe fin formation by local oxidation
First Claim
1. A semiconductor structure comprising:
- a semiconductor oxide material portion that contains a semiconductor oxide layer located on a semiconductor material layer and further contains a plurality of semiconductor oxide pedestals that protrudes above said semiconductor oxide layer;
a plurality of silicon germanium alloy fins located on said plurality of semiconductor oxide pedestals, wherein each of said plurality of silicon germanium alloy fins is located directly on, and above, one of said plurality of semiconductor oxide pedestals, and wherein said plurality of semiconductor oxide pedestals has a greater concentration of germanium atoms than said semiconductor oxide layer; and
a shallow trench isolation structure contacting a top surface of said semiconductor oxide layer and sidewalls of said plurality of semiconductor oxide pedestals, wherein bottommost portions of said plurality of silicon germanium alloy fins are more distal from said semiconductor oxide layer than a planar top surface of said shallow trench isolation structure is from said semiconductor oxide layer.
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Abstract
A silicon germanium alloy layer is formed on a semiconductor material layer by epitaxy. An oxygen impermeable layer is formed on the silicon germanium alloy layer. The oxygen impermeable layer and the silicon germanium alloy layer are patterned to form stacks of a silicon germanium alloy fin and an oxygen impermeable cap. A shallow trench isolation structure is formed by deposition, planarization, and recessing or an oxygen permeable dielectric material. An oxygen impermeable spacer is formed around each stack of a silicon germanium alloy fin and an oxygen impermeable cap. A thermal oxidation process is performed to convert a lower portion of each silicon germanium alloy fin into a silicon germanium oxide. During the thermal oxidation process, germanium atoms diffuse into unoxidized portions of the silicon germanium alloy fins to increase the germanium concentration therein.
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18 Claims
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1. A semiconductor structure comprising:
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a semiconductor oxide material portion that contains a semiconductor oxide layer located on a semiconductor material layer and further contains a plurality of semiconductor oxide pedestals that protrudes above said semiconductor oxide layer; a plurality of silicon germanium alloy fins located on said plurality of semiconductor oxide pedestals, wherein each of said plurality of silicon germanium alloy fins is located directly on, and above, one of said plurality of semiconductor oxide pedestals, and wherein said plurality of semiconductor oxide pedestals has a greater concentration of germanium atoms than said semiconductor oxide layer; and a shallow trench isolation structure contacting a top surface of said semiconductor oxide layer and sidewalls of said plurality of semiconductor oxide pedestals, wherein bottommost portions of said plurality of silicon germanium alloy fins are more distal from said semiconductor oxide layer than a planar top surface of said shallow trench isolation structure is from said semiconductor oxide layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A semiconductor structure comprising:
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a semiconductor oxide material portion that contains a semiconductor oxide layer located on a semiconductor material layer and further contains a plurality of semiconductor oxide pedestals that protrudes above said semiconductor oxide layer; a plurality of silicon germanium alloy fins located on said plurality of semiconductor oxide pedestals, wherein each of said plurality of silicon germanium alloy fins is located directly on, and above, one of said plurality of semiconductor oxide pedestals, and wherein a ratio of germanium atoms to silicon atoms in said plurality of silicon germanium alloy fins is greater than a ratio of germanium atoms to silicon atoms in said plurality of semiconductor oxide pedestals; and a shallow trench isolation structure contacting a top surface of said semiconductor oxide layer and sidewalls of said plurality of semiconductor oxide pedestals, wherein bottommost portions of said plurality of silicon germanium alloy fins are more distal from said semiconductor oxide layer than a planar top surface of said shallow trench isolation structure is from said semiconductor oxide layer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A semiconductor structure comprising:
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a semiconductor oxide material portion that contains a semiconductor oxide layer located on a semiconductor material layer and further contains a plurality of semiconductor oxide pedestals that protrudes above said semiconductor oxide layer; a plurality of silicon germanium alloy fins located on said plurality of semiconductor oxide pedestals, wherein each of said plurality of silicon germanium alloy fins is located directly on, and above, one of said plurality of semiconductor oxide pedestals, and wherein each of said plurality of silicon germanium alloy fins comprises a pair of concave bottom surfaces that contact surfaces of said semiconductor oxide pedestal; and a shallow trench isolation structure contacting a top surface of said semiconductor oxide layer and sidewalls of said plurality of semiconductor oxide pedestals, wherein bottommost portions of said plurality of silicon germanium alloy fins are more distal from said semiconductor oxide layer than a planar top surface of said shallow trench isolation structure is from said semiconductor oxide layer.
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